Record,12", Vinyl,Wax,frisbee(when rendered useless)A round piece of vinyl that has music on it. The audio information is written to a master record by a stylus. The master plate is then coated with gold.This record looks like the kind given to a artist for sales. The master is then used to press the records you buy. The master is a positiveof the record to be pressed(the grooves are actually ridges.)